What if the conflict was never real but carefully planted?  

That’s the danger of triangulation. It’s a manipulation tactic designed to turn you against people who were never your enemy. It thrives on whispers, half-truths, and twisted stories — keeping you suspicious, distracted, and emotionally drained.  

The goal is simple: division. Because when you’re isolated, you’re easier to control. When you’re caught up in chaos, you don’t have the energy or clarity to question what’s really happening. You start fighting battles that were never yours to begin with, while the truth stays buried beneath manufactured drama.  

Triangulation makes you doubt your instincts and relationships. It turns allies into strangers and strangers into threats. And all the while, the manipulator sits back and watches the destruction, knowing you’re too busy defending yourself from the wrong enemy to see the real one.  

The conflict was never the point. Control was.  

That’s why awareness is power. Once you recognize triangulation for what it is, the game ends. You stop being a pawn in someone else’s chaos and start reclaiming your peace.